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Why landing pages are important for your digital campaigns.

By Darren Baines / September 25, 2020

Have you ever put together a beautifully created digital marketing campaign with a healthy advertising budget, that you were certain would generate more business, only for it to fall short of your expectations? While there could be many variables that lead to this failure, there […]

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What makes a great website?

By Darren Baines / August 6, 2020

Websites are pretty much part of everyday business life. If you own a company, the chances are youโ€™ve gone through the process of creating or managing the development of your website, if not once, but many times over. When businesses begin planning the development, or […]

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Marketing for Recovery: Online planner to help Cairns businesses succeed

By Darren Baines / July 14, 2020

With the new financial year shaping up to be one of the most challenging in recent history, Forte Marketing has developed a complimentary online planner. By answering a series of questions, Cairns businesses can sharpen their marketing tools to increase engagement with their current audience […]

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How to get more sales from your website

By Darren Baines / April 29, 2020

We all know how much time and effort goes into building a brand-new website however, more often than not, thatโ€™s where the story ends. The website is launched, and everything works just as it should. Right? No! Even if you get lucky and your website […]

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Make every word count

By Darren Baines / April 2, 2020

With businesses, schools, events, travel plans and pretty much every aspect of our lives remaining in a state of suspension, we are all having to adapt and take every step possible to keep our financial, social, mental and physical well-being in check not only for […]

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Kirrah Ross, Senior Graphic Designer Cairns - Forte Marketing

Kirrah Ross Joins Forte Marketing as Senior Designer

By Darren Baines / March 24, 2020

Now in their third year of trading, Forte Marketing recently announced that highly regarded local graphic designer Kirrah Ross, has joined their expanding team. With over 10 yearsโ€™ industry experience, the talented designer has worked with Darren Baines and Louise Ottewell, Co-Founders of Forte Marketing, […]

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How to create content Google wants to EAT?

By Darren Baines / March 13, 2020

Firstly, Google does not โ€˜eatโ€™ any content. That was simply a clever ploy to crowbar another SEO related acronym into the headline. That being said, E-A-T is something you need to be aware of if youโ€™re serious about improving your websiteโ€™s search performance. E-A-T stands […]

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How are Australiaโ€™s top car manufacturers and models competing on search engines?

By Darren Baines / March 5, 2020

Following Holdenโ€™s departure from Australia, we put the automotive industryโ€™s search engine marketing performance under the spotlight and analysed how many Google users have been looking online for our top ten car badges and models over the last five years – you might be surprised […]

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Search trends show signs of promise but also sticking points for Cairns tourism

By Darren Baines / February 6, 2020

The phrase โ€˜Iโ€™ll Google itโ€™ has become common place in everyday conversation and is usually used when looking to solve a problem or answer a question but also, when searching with intent such as to buy clothes, find a local plumber or book a holiday. […]

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EP3: How to get noticed using local SEO

By Darren Baines / January 28, 2020

Local SEO is exactly what youโ€™d expect – Search Engine Optimisation, so your business appears in local searches. You may have seen Googleโ€™s local results that shows three nearby solutions. Here are some quick wins so you get noticed. If you havenโ€™t claimed your Google […]

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